Example sentences of "say [pers pn] [vb -s] [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Paul Bodin says he 's been lucky … he 's been in the right place at the right time and has managed to take the chances … |
| 32 | He says he 's been in terrible pain and he 's glad the operation is going ahead . |
| 33 | The court was told of a catalogue of filthy practises in the kitchen , but one of the owners says he 's been harshly treated |
| 34 | He says he 's been attacked . |
| 35 | Martin Hines says he 's been a winner here twice and everyone will be looking to beat him . |
| 36 | Paul says he 's been left with quite severe injuries . |
| 37 | He says he 's been asked about it , but he ca n't help , and anyone who uses it is banned . |
| 38 | Denis Smith says he 's been trying to get players since he came but has to sell first and there have been no bids for any of the players . |
| 39 | He , says he 's been in the wheelie bin and jumped on the grass Phil . |
| 40 | Well but I mean , Brian was saying himself you know he ca n't remember at least he 's says he 's been working down London when he has n't been earning a hundred pound a day you know , it 's something , we just accepted it , he said over the years I 've been earning a hundred pound a day he says , and that was it you know yo yo just do . |
| 41 | He come in , his eye 's right out here , and it 's streaming with water and he says he 's been to hospital , they dripped some water in it , washed it out must be mine that , what do you reckon ? |
| 42 | hello , hi Matt , alright I did an absolute steamer , excellent , did it really well , it only took me an hour and ten minutes it took me an hour and ten minutes I have n't no I knew , I knew vaguely , knew vaguely enough I mean I have , perfect question came up just describe er the youths portrayed in the er book and there was only two , there was the main character who I got most of the stuff from , from what Katie told me and the rest was the other bloke was called Carston Corsalius and basically all we knew about him was he fancied this other one , the main character , and erm was a journalist , that was it ah put it in nine times , no , I , I do n't know what it means eh , er Matt did n't come in , er a bit of a shame could n't no yeah , what did you really want ? or was that it ? yeah yeah , fixed , flexible and managed yes fixed , flex , fixed , flexible and managed oh right yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , do n't they and er advantages and disadvantages of indirect tax was , untax and direct was the other one , you know it indirect taxes yes yeah I ca n't remember , I really ca n't remember , like a colour yeah , you wan na know both of those , I 'd , I , I could n't remember all of demand pull , I put down the wage , price , wage spiral or the waged price spiral , that 's a stinker that is , that 's a beauty , I put that down , its ' a beaut , that 's my best diagram and I did three diagram' in four essays I hate doing diagram' yeah he 's here now , we 're about to go for a quick drink like , he says he 's been revising all day so erm , and I shall , I shall brief him , just as you would expect , I shall tell him all he needs I do n't , I do n't want to leave him in the lurch okay see you in French yeah , bye , bye , bye |
| 43 | He says he has been beaten and kicked in his local police station in Turkey . |
| 44 | MICHELLE Pfeiffer 's boyfriend Fisher Stevens says he has been left shattered by the break-up of their three-year relationship . |
| 45 | Sixteen-stone PR ace Brian Cartmell says he has been approached by Buckingham Palace to give them a new image . |
| 46 | Penang 's chief minister , Koh Tsu Koon , is so intent on his high-tech strategy that he says he has been turning away unsuitable investors . |
| 47 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |
| 48 | Childrens World marketing communications controller John Forester says he has been talking to agencies with the knowledge of the incumbent GGT and insists there is no review of the Sears-owned business . |
| 49 | Clint says he has been sitting on the story of Unforgiven for 15 years waiting to grow into the part but denies that this could be the last time he saddles up and rides off into the sunset . |
| 50 | Former BAe executive Richard Hooke says he has been told Board of Trade President Michael Heseltine is also looking at the deal , along with Welsh Secretary John Redwood and Employment Secretary David Hunt to see if it is in the best interests of the shareholders and taxpayers . |
| 51 | Mr Hooke says he has been told that Board of Trade President Michael Heseltine is also looking at the deal , along with Welsh Secretary John Redwood and Employment Secretary David Hunt to see if it is in the best interests of the shareholders and taxpayers . |
| 52 | Since he started selling the devices Mr Tudor says he has been inundated with orders . |
| 53 | One resident says he has been unable to get out of his back garden after a lorry backed into the wall and buckled the gate . |
| 54 | Another says he has been unable to open his garage door for days after a skip filled with bricks was dumped outside . |
| 55 | In this year 's campaign , there have been heated discussions about the state of housing under the Labour council — but apart from that , Hamilton says it has been easier than expected . |
| 56 | And as far as the track is concerned , TVR says it has been ‘ overwhelmed ’ with interest from F3000 teams . |
| 57 | Kyte , who was a founding signatory of the appeal , says it has been set up ‘ to help finance long-term grass-roots reconstruction , and supports small groups of people in ‘ Yugoslavia' who are committed to feeding people , housing refugees , establishing playgroups for children , and to helping all those who refuse to fight . |
| 58 | Following the earlier reduction of similar size Amdahl says it has been able to restructure or consolidate a number of operations and the new cuts represent a further streamlining . |
| 59 | The evil wind that bombed Manhattan 's World Trade Center nevertheless blew some good to the disaster recovery specialists : SunGard Data Systems Inc says it has been contacted by four subscriber companies seeking disaster recovery services following the blast — two in Four World Trade Center , one in Two World Trade Center and one in One World Trade Center ; and Comdisco Inc said it is providing disaster recovery services to three financial services companies hit by the blast , while IBM Corp 's disaster recovery unit said it had been in touch with ‘ a lot ’ of its customers , but that so far none of its customers had had to declare their workplaces to be disaster areas . |
| 60 | The company says it has been able to generate high levels of repeat income from long term contracts in the financial services area and is keen to collaborate with other suppliers to expand its service and product range . |